,:~†^%£###                                          ###£%^†~:,
,,:~†^%£##                                          ##£%^†~:,,
,,,:~†^%£#                                          #£%^†~:,,,
,,:~†^%£##                                          ##£%^†~:,,
,:~†^%£###                                          ###£%^†~:,
,,:~†^%£## ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##£%^†~:,,
,,,:~†^%£# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #£%^†~:,,,
,,:~†^%£## ~  ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE  LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ ##£%^†~:,,
,:~†^%£### ~  ~ ~  ~ BEYOND THE  GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ###£%^†~:,
,,:~†^%£## ~  IT  WAS  BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ ##£%^†~:,,
,,,:~†^%£# ~ ~  ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~  ~ #£%^†~:,,,
,,:~†^%£## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##£%^†~:,,
,:~†^%£### ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ###£%^†~:,
,,:~†^%£## THEY  WERE  VERY  MANIPULATIVE,  AND  WE ##£%^†~:,,
,,,:~†^%£# CAME TO TRUST THEM.  ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ US #£%^†~:,,,
,,:~†^%£## KIDS  WOULD PLAY DOWN AT  THE WATER EVEN ##£%^†~:,,
,:~†^%£### THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED.  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ###£%^†~:,
,,:~†^%£## ~ ~ SOMETIMES  THE  SLUICE  WOULD  CLOSE ##£%^†~:,,
,,,:~†^%£# ENTIRELY,  AND  THE  RIVER  AT  THE DAMS #£%^†~:,,,
,,:~†^%£## FOOT WOULD  DRY UP, REVEALING  THE ROCKY ##£%^†~:,,
,:~†^%£### WATER   GARDEN  THAT  HAD   BEEN  HIDDEN ###£%^†~:,
,,:~†^%£## BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE.  ~ ~ ~ ~ ##£%^†~:,,
,,,:~†^%£# ~  ~ ~  ~  BEFORE THE  DAM OPENED AGAIN, #£%^†~:,,,
,,:~†^%£## THERE WOULD BE  A SIGNAL, BUT  THE ELVES ##£%^†~:,,
,:~†^%£### WOULD MAKE  US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ###£%^†~:,
,,:~†^%£## WE WOULD  FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY ##£%^†~:,,
,,,:~†^%£# AT OUR KNEES.  ~  ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #£%^†~:,,,
,,:~†^%£## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##£%^†~:,,
,:~†^%£### ~  BY THEN THE  ELVES  WOULD  BE GONE. ~ ###£%^†~:,
,,:~†^%£## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##£%^†~:,,
,,,:~†^%£# ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #£%^†~:,,,
,,:~†^%£##                                          ##£%^†~:,,
,:~†^%£###                                          ###£%^†~:,
,,:~†^%£##                                          ##£%^†~:,,
,,,:~†^%£#                                          #£%^†~:,,,
,,:~†^%£##                                          ##£%^†~:,,